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Title

Air Can Do That?

Broad Question

Will matches push an egg into a bottle?

Specific Question

How will the different amount of matches lit in a bottle change the amount of time for an egg to be sucked and to enter the bottle?

Hypothesis

It is Hypothesized is that the egg will enter the bottle, and the amount of matches will affect the tine for an egg to enter a bottle.

Graph of Hypothesis

Variables

Independent Variable:

Matches

Dependent Variable:

Amount of time taken to push an egg into the bottle

Variables That Need To Be Controlled:

Amount of matches, amount of eggs

Vocabulary List That Needs Explanation

No Vocabulary

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General Plan

In the experiment that will be conducted, it will be shown how air pressure itself can push an egg (hard boiled and peeled) into a bottle (must be glass and have a 1 ½ inch opening) by changing the amount of matches lit in the bottle. There will be 3 Trial with each having one egg and a amount of matches amount of matches. The first trial being with no match just the egg and the bottle. A device to record time. A data table will be used to record the time and amount of matches. There must be an area that can be used to conduct this experiment (A 12 by 12 in area will do)

Safety Or Environmental Concerns

• No flammable objects in area (besides matches)
• Make sure matches are completely put out before throwing away
• Keep water source close encase of a fire outbreak

Experimental Design

(add the correct headings from the experimental design page before beginning)

Resources and Budget Table

Data Table

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LhyxIIqPSbJ4x5s6AqDxsgpLsJgf9EVaszYkHYlyX3o/view

Time Line

3/4 Complete design and collection of materials (jbes and home)
3/7 Run a test of the setup, not collecting data, just seeing if everything works (home)
3/11 Run the first official experiment collect first data (home)
3/11 Complete all trials of experiment and all data collection (home)
3/17 Complete all data analysis; mean, median, range, graphs (jbes)
3/17 and Complete results and conclusions (jbes)

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Background Research

I used the following site to learn about the project:
__http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/kitchenscience/exp/sucking-an-egg-into-a-bottle/__

Detailed Procedure

1. Gather materials
2. Boil 9 of the eggs to 212 degrees for 10 minutes on a stove.
3. After boiling remove the eggs with your tongs and place them into your container to hold the eggs.
4. Let the eggs cool
5. Peel the eggs one by one and dispose of the shells.
6. Take your glass bottle and place it in the center of the work area for the experiment.
7. Light 2 matches place them into the bottle and place the egg on the bottle and record (observer what happens.)
8. If nothing happens to the egg within 30 seconds stop the experiment.
9. After write down results and remove the egg from the bottle.
10. Repeat this 2 more times then change the amount of matches.
11. After conducted move repeat 3 more times with 3 matches.
12. For the last part do once more 3 more times with 4 matches.

Photo List

The eggs used
The bottle and tools
The experiment being conducted
The area of which the experiment is being done
Cleaning the bottles
The left overs

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Results

In the experiment there were 3 different set of trails. The first set used 2 matches with 3 trials the second set with 3 matches and 3 trials and the 3rd set with 4 matches and 3 trials. The first set results were 60 sec, 60 sec, and 9 sec with the average being 43 (60 seconds was used if the trial was not successful.) The second set results were 60 sec, 38.7 sec, and 10.22 sec with the average being 36.3. The last set results were 60 sec, 11.18 sec, and 6.75 sec the average being 25.97.

All Raw Data

Graphs

Photos

The eggs used
The bottle and tools
The experiment being conducted
The area of which the experiment is being done
Cleaning the bottles
The left overs

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Data Analysis

Conclusion

In the conducted was to find out “How will the different amount of matches lit in a bottle change the amount of time for a egg to enter the bottle?” It was discovered that it does not affect time, such as in the second set of trials there was a timing of 37.8 seconds and in the first set one at 9 seconds. It was also discovered that the more amount of matches increases the chances of the egg enter the bottle because more matchs has a higher chance of the matches staying lit.

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Discussion

The experiment question how the different amount of matches lit in a bottle change the amount of time for a egg to enter the bottle. The question was answered it was discovered that the timing of the egg to enter is completely random. For instances in the first trial set there was one egg at the timing of 9 seconds and in the second set of trial there was one at 38.7 seconds. Thats the main support of the answer.The hypothesis did not become entirely true. The egg entering the bottle happened were as the amount of matches did not affect the speed for the egg to enter.It comes down to the hypothesis did not completly support the results. No patterns were discovered in the results or any major observations made either.
A very major change in the experiment was the data table setup along with how the question changed. The data table was changed due to the short amount of trials for not a very accurate results to observer. The question was changed from can air pressure itself be light a match in a bottle push an egg into the bottle. The reason this was changed is due to the lack of what to measure. It was changed to the current question for time could be measured which is much easier then trying to measure air pressure from a bottle with block openings. To conduct the experiment all that was used is a large glass bottle, matches, a timer, and eggs. Obtaining these materials was very easy. It was found that this could not very much help anything in technology. What was discovered is burning oxygen forces air to try to enter thus it could in some way be used to transport or move things in the future.

Abstract

An experiment was conducted to determine “How will the different amount of matches lit in a bottle change the amount of time for an egg to be sucked and to enter the bottle?” It was hypothesized that the egg will enter the bottle, and the amount of matches will affect the time for an egg to enter a bottle. Trials were conducted and the results were inconclusive. They were inconclusive because the trails timing was strange there were results in the second set of trials that were longer than the ones in the first set of trails.